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Global Journal of HUMAN SOCIAL SCIENCE Volume 12 Issue 3 Version 1.0 February 2012 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X The Challenges Facing Sports Tourism for Special Needs Groups In Jordan By Dr. Mohammad Nayef Alsarayreh, Dr. Hisham Ali Aldmour, Subhi Ahmad Qablan, Maysam Tawfiq Dmethan Almajali Educational Science and Social Department, AlBalqa Applied University, Jordan, Karak Abstract - This seeks to identify the challenges facing sport tourism for special groups in Jordan, identify the difficulties and hindrances facing this form of tourism from performing its desired role, and identify the types of discrimination facing it and its consequences affecting its desired role. This study belongs to exploratory analytical studies; it follows the approach of collecting and analyzing data to reach the results, 250 copies of the questionnaire has been distributed, 220 copies has been returned, 20 of them were excluded. So the study utilized 200 copies of the questionnaire for data collection. The study concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between sports activities of the special needs groups and the process of tourism promotion in Jordan. Keywords : Sports tourism, special needs, sports activities, tourism activities. GJHSS-C Classification : FOR Code: 150606, 150603 The Challenges Facing Sports Tourism for Special Needs Groups In Jordan Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: © 2012. Par : Dr. Mohammad Nayef Alsarayreh, Dr. Hisham Ali Aldmour, Subhi Ahmad Qablan, Maysam Tawfiq Dmethan Almajali. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Challenges Facing Sports Tourism for Special Needs Groups In Jordan Dr. Mohammad Nayef Alsarayrehα, Dr. Hisham Ali AldmourΩ, Subhi Ahmad Qablanβ, Maysam Tawfiq Dmethan Almajali ѱ 12 0 Abstract - This seeks to identify the challenges facing sport need special diet, or who are hyper sensitive and 2 tourism for special groups in Jordan, identify the difficulties require facilities and a certain level of comfort during and hindrances facing this form of tourism from performing movement and residence. The focus should be on its desired role, and identify the types of discrimination ebruary special needs tourism more than others, due to their F facing it and its consequences affecting its desired role. urgent need for entertainment, because they are This study belongs to exploratory analytical studies; it follows the approach of collecting and analyzing data to prisoners of the health situation, and should be 55 reach the results, 250 copies of the questionnaire has been assisted and supported to overcome the challenges distributed, 220 copies has been returned, 20 of them were they face. )Mike, W. 2006) excluded. So the study utilized 200 copies of the This definition shows that the topic relates to a questionnaire for data collection. broad base of tourists plus parents and families and The study concluded that there is a statistically concerned friends due to their health, so it relates to a significant relationship between sports activities of the huge marketing slide in travel and tourism industry, the special needs groups and the process of tourism promotion ability to activate and utilize it depends on the maturity in Jordan. of laws and specifications to be adopted by the The study recommended competent authorities to continuously increase interest in sports activities for special Government, in addition to the tourism sector as a needs groups because of their impact on the promotion of whole and the plans and strategies to attract such tourism in Jordan, and to lift the current positive role of sport large slide of tourists and encourage workers in this tourism programs in particular with regard to the inclusion of sector (such as restaurants, clubs, hotels and sports tourism mainly in tourism programs, and to pay more transportation) to adopt ways of achieving this. attention to sports tourism as with the rest of the tourism «WTO» Estimates tourists from this category Volume XII Issue III Version I activities. The Jordanian Government agencies should to more than 10 per cent of the total number of tourists oversee tourism sport for people with special needs, by around the world, while the ILO estimated in a report, sufficiently helping to activate sports tourism for people with the number of people with special needs more than special needs in Jordan, and finding legislation and laws to facilitate performing this form of tourism, and increasing 610 million, including more than 30 million people government support for tourism. living in the Middle East. (Simo, V.2010) Keywords : sports tourism, special needs, sports The need to facilitate the touristic services is activities, tourism activities. considered an urgent demand in the 21st century, and is reflected in the resolutions of the World Tourism Social Science man Organization at its fifty-sixth session, where officials u charged with consideration of all issues that would f H ourism with special needs is a set of services serve people with special needs, and providing al o and facilities that can enable a person with n technical support to promote this concept in global r special needs enjoy vacationing or time devoted u T tourism. o to entertain himself, without problems. Those with There is a fact that must be emphasized to al J special needs may be one of the following: elderly, or b become a rule, namely that the disabled have the right permanent or temporary disable persons (due to lo as the others, to enjoy travel and tourism, and those G breaking or operation), persons who who are in charge in the tourism sector have to take steps to change the practices, policies and Author α : Educational Science and Social Department, AlBalqa procedures to make various facilities and services Applied University, Jordan, Karak, Mobile: +962777198864, available to everyone. (Akram, K.1997) E-mail : [email protected] Ω Author : Dean of the Al Karak University College, E-mail : [email protected] Author β : Faculty of Engineering Technology, AlBalqa Applied Gudrun Doll-Tepper )1997)Physical education University, Jordan, E-mail : [email protected] and sport and special needs in Germany. ѱ Author : The Ministry of Education, the Directorate of Education in Historically, in Germany individuals with karak Governorate, Jordan, E-mail : [email protected]. special needs have been offered participation in © 2012 Global Journals Inc. (US) physical education (PE) both in segregated and intended to be of relevance not only for those with an increasingly in integrated settings. Specific curricula interest in PE, but also for those with an interest in for children with disabilities (physical disabilities, inclusive education more generally. hearing, and visual impairments, speech and Kathleen Brophy; Debby Stone-Zukowski ( behaviour disorders as well as intellectual disabilities) 1984) Social and play behaviour of special needs and were developed in the 1960s and 1970s. They all non-special needs toddlers1. emphasized the specific importance of physical The social and play behaviours of special activities for people with a disability focusing not only needs and non-special needs toddlers enrolled in two on motor competencies but also on the psychological early childhood programs were observed. Video tapes and social benefits of physical education. During the of each child were made during four different free play 12 1970s so-called model schools started to include periods. These tapes were analyzed to assess the 20 children with disabilities in mainstream schools. Unlike interaction of special needs and non-special needs developments in the United States, for example, where toddlers with adults and peers. The play of the children integrated or mainstream schooling was based on was assessed in terms of Parten's categories. Peer ebruary legal requirements, in Germany improved integration interaction did not differ markedly, however, the F or inclusion was not based on federal law, but on special needs children spent more time looking parents' or teachers' initiatives in different Bundesl at/listening to other adults and children. The special 562 nder (states of Germany). Parallel to these needs children were also less verbal in their developments, new approaches to PE have interactions. Solitary and parallel play were the major accentuated a positive orientation towards 'ability' types of play activity for the special needs children. rather than 'disability'. Professionals in PE in Adults tended to ask questions and elaborate more in universities and in schools have been challenged to their interactions with non-special needs toddlers. develop better diagnostic skills and more Special needs children experienced more direction individualized programmes. On the initiative of nine and helping behaviour from the adults. European universities, a European Master's degree of Laura Nabors; Mohamed Badawi; Sarah Adapted Physical Activity has been developed to offer Cheney ( 1997), Factors Related to Teacher-Directed advanced training on a European scale. However, Play Between Preschool-Age Children With Special despite these positive